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Exploring Teacher Educator Knowledge. Advances in Research on Teaching. Volume 48
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Celina Dulude Lay – Advances in Research on Teaching, 2024
Teacher educator knowledge in curriculum development is situated in a space that is tacit and embodied. It is important to recognize that within the realm of teacher education (as opposed to K-12 classrooms), this knowledge is complex and draws upon nuanced personal practical expertise. When research is situated in self-study, it enables teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Experience, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Building Comprehension in Adolescents: Powerful Strategies for Improving Reading and Writing in Content Areas
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Mason, Linda H.; Reid, Robert; Hagaman, Jessica L. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Comprehension problems have become an epidemic: One out of every four secondary school students is unable to read and comprehend the material in textbooks. Start addressing the root of the problem today with this practical guidebook, designed to strengthen adolescents' reading comprehension and written expression so they can master academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
Thinking through Quality Questioning: Deepening Student Engagement
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Walsh, Jackie Acree; Sattes, Beth Dankert – Corwin, 2011
This groundbreaking book provides teachers with an accessible, research-based blueprint for developing student metacognitive skills and ensuring that students take responsibility for their own learning. The authors use the findings of cognitive scientists to highlight quality questioning behaviors and explain how to apply them for improved student…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Evidence, Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies
Far Away from the Tigers: A Year in the Classroom with Internationally Adopted Children
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Katch, Jane – University of Chicago Press, 2011
Over the past three decades, more than a quarter of a million children have become citizens of the United States through international adoption. Kindergarten teacher Jane Katch recently found herself with three such children in her class: Katya, born in Russia, Jasper, from Cambodia, and Caleb, from Romania. Each child had spent early years in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Adoption
41 Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom, Grades 6-12
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Casale-Giannola, Diane; Green, Linda Schwartz – Corwin, 2012
Motivating adolescents to learn can be a challenge! Often distracted and easily bored, these kids are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the classroom while learning 21st century skills. How do we hold their attention and develop their abilities? Research shows that all students--regardless of learning style, disability category, or…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Thinking Skills
40 Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom, Grades K-5
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Green, Linda Schwartz; Casale-Giannola, Diane – Corwin, 2011
Research indicates that students of all ages and demographics benefit from active learning strategies. The challenge is translating what we know into what we do. Award-winning educators Linda Schwartz Green and Diane Casale-Giannola build that bridge with more than 40 easy-to-implement strategies for today's inclusive classroom. This practical…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Active Learning